Toilet appliance



Nov. 19, 1940. Y S ET 2,221,991

TOILET APPLIANCE Filed Nov. 25, 1938 2 Sheecs-Sheet l 3'nventors CHESTERG. MYERS 4745 4-4- I 10 WILLIAM ILGENFRITZ' I attorney Nov. 19, 1940. QMYERS ETAL 2,221,991

TOILET APPLIANCE Filed Nov. 25, 1938 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 3 f cuss-ran G.'MYERS 1353 WBLLIAM ILGENFRITZ y Gttorneg Patented Nov. 19,1940

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liam llgenfritz, York, Pa., assignors to Leschey Myers Manufacturing00., Hanover, Pa., a, cor-- adapted for a adult seats.

poration 01' Delaware Application November 25. 1938, Serial No. 242,2042 Claims. (Cl. 4-239) This invention relates to toilet seats foriniants, and particularly to toilet seats of the type ttachment to bowlsprovided with An object of the invention is to provide an improved auxcapable of being readily applied to and removed iliary seat for childrenwhich is from any conventional toilet.

Another obiect of the invention is to provide an improved auxiliarytoilet seat which may be raised and seat.

Another obj an improved means by wh tached to and removed from thelowered independently of the main ect of the invention is to providesupplementary toilet seat having ich the same may be readily atpivotbolt of any conventional toilet without marring the finish on a toilet.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved supplementarytoilet seat having a pair of parall extremities of el arms extendingtherefrom, the -said arms being formed with a plurality of oppositelydisposed springfingers adapted to engage the pivot bolt of aconventional toilet and thereby pivotally connect the supplementary seatto the toilet.

With the foregoing and other objects and advantages in view, theinvention consists in the preferred the several pa described andconstruction and arrangement of rts which will be hereinafter fullyclaimed.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a plan of a conventional toilet showing the supplementarytoilet seat attach- Fig. 2 is an ment applied thereto;

enlarged vertical longitudinal section taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a toilet seat att Fig. 4 is a bottom perspective of thesupplementary achment;

plan of a modified form of arm for the supplementary seat;

Fig. 5 is a s Fig. 4;

Fig. 6 is a bottom tion of anothe tary seat;

Fig. 6;

ide elevation of the arm shown in r form of arm for the supplementhe armshown in Fig. 8 is a bottom plan of the inner end portion of another foseat;

Fig. 9 is a s Fig. 8;

Fig. 10 is a the supplemen plan of another form of arm for tal seat; and

' 23 may be secured to plan of the inner end poron the line of Fig.'10.

Referring to the drawings, the conventional toilet may comprise a bowl'Il having a rear extension |2 to which are afiixedstandards I3, each 5having an eye I4 for a pivot bolt 15.

A conventional seat l6 and a lid l! are mounted for rotatable movementabout the longitudinal axis of the bolt IS. The seat I6 is rotatablysecured to the pivot I5 by brackets 8, and the 10 lid I1 is similarlysecured by brackets 9. The seat I6 is formed with the usualsubstantially elliptical opening 20.

Adapted to be attached to the conventional seat structure is asupplementary seat 2| inuse of children and seat 2|, said opening 22being somewhat smaller .in area than is the area of the opening 20.

For the purpose of providing means by which the supplementary seat 2|may be easily applied to and removed from the seat Hi, the rear portionof the seat 2| has fixed thereto a pair of arms 23.

In order that the supplementary seat structure 2| will be of lightweight the main body portion of said seat may be formed of plywood, andwhen said seat is formed of such material the arms 23 may be securedthereto by means of rivets 24, as illustrated in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, "orthe arms the seat 2| by other means, as will be hereinafter more. fullydescribed.

Preferably the arms 23 are formed of fiat sheet metal strips havingsuitable resilient characteristics. The outer extremity of each arm issplit or cut lengthwise of the arm, as indicated at 25 and 26 (Fig. 3)so as to form three fingers 27, 28 and 29, which fingers constitutemeans for clamping the seat 2| on to the pivot bolt I5.

The finger 28 is disposed between the fingers 27 -.nd 29. The finger 28is bent downwardly to form an arcuate or substantially semi-circularportion terminating in a reversely curved flanged end or tip 30. Thefingers 27 and 29 are both bent upwardly to form similar arcuate orsubstantially semi-circular portions terminating in reversely curvedflanged ends or tips 3| and 32, respectively. The arcuate portions ofthe fingers 21, 28 and 29 are adapted to be held under their inherentresiliency to afford ready attachment to the pivot bolt I5. The tips 80,3| and 32 of the fingers are spaced apart so as to afford unobstructedsurfaces to facilitate attachment of the supplementary seat 2| on to thepivot bolt |5. By constructing the arms 23 with the fingers 21, 28 and29 the supplementary seat 2| as well as the main seat [6 and the lid Hare adapted to be rotated longitudinally about the axis of the bolt |5.

It will be noted that the hinge provided by the fingers 21, 28 and 29permits the supplementary seat 2| to be raised to an upright positionand be positioned against the lid l'l when the lid is disposed inupright position, as shown in Fig. 1, and the center of gravity will sofall that the seat 2| will have no tendency to swing back.

The seat 2| will under normal conditions remain in an upright positionadjacent to the lid I1 due to the frictional engagement of the fingers21, 28 and 29 with the pivot bolt I5.

Due to the fact that the arms 23 are formed of resilient strips of metalthe supplementary seat 2| is adapted to be applied to a toilet either inthe manner illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2 or in a reversed or upside downposition. This is due to the lightness of the material used inconstructing the arms 23, so that when weight is applied to the seat 2|,the seat will conform to the contour of the main toilet seat IS on whichit rests.

In the form of the invention shown in Figs. 4 and 5, the arm 23 isformed with a heart-shaped head or inner end portion 35. Triangularshaped prongs 36 are formed at suitable intervals around the peripheryof the end 35, said prongs being bent at right angles to the plane ofthe main surface of the arm and being adapted to be driven into the seat2| (indicated by broken lines, Fig. 5) so as to firmly secure the arm tosaid seat.

The prongs 38 are, as shown in Fig. 4, disposed at the widest portion ofthe end 35. This is desirable with some kinds of material used inconstructing the seat 2|, since by spacing the prongs far apart the armwill be more firmly secured to said seat.

However, in some instances it may be desirable to form the arm 23 with ahead or inner end portion 37 having triangular-shaped prongs 38 and 39disposed in the manner shown in Figs. 6 and '7.

- In this form of the invention the prongs 39 are disposed adjacent tothe junction of the head 31 with the main body of the arm.

In the form of the invention shown in Figs. 8 and 9, the arm 23 isformed with an enlarged inner end or head 4| having a plurality ofprongs 42 depending from the interior of the head, said prongs beingformed by constructing V-shaped slits in the material and bending theslitted material or tongue downwardly.

In the form of the invention shown in Figs. 10 and 11, the arm 23 isformed with an enlarged inner end or head 44. At a point adjacent to thejunction of the head 44 with the main'body portion of the arm, atransverse groove or notch 45 is formed in the arm. The construction issuch that the underside of the portion of the arm at which the notch orgroove 45 is formed there is a depending bead 46. In order to secure thearm having the bead 46 to the supplementary seat, a staple 41 isemployed. When the staple is fastened into the seat material the bead 46will be forced into the material so that the arm will be interlockedwith the seat.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim is:

1. The combination with a main seat assembly permanently associated witha toilet bowl and including a horizontally disposed bolt for pivotallyconnecting the rear portion of the main seat to the bowl, of anauxiliary seat adapted to overlie the main seat and having an armsecured thereto and extending rearwardly therefrom, said arm beingformed of a single piece of resilient sheet metal having each endportion thereof enlarged in width with respect to the main body portionthereof, means engageable with the enlarged inner end portion of saidarm and adapted to be embedded in the body of the auxiliary seat forfastening the arm to said auxiliary seat, a pair of slits formedlengthwise in the enlarged outer portion of said arm so as to form threefingers,

all of said fingers being curved lengthwise thereof, the intermediatefinger being curved in a direction opposite to the direction in whichthe two end fingers are curved so that all of said fingers extend partlyaround the bolt to thereby provide means for readily detachably seemingthe auxiliary seat to the toilet.

2. A toilet appliance comprising an auxiliary seat adapted to overlie amain seat permanently associated with a toilet bowl and including ahorizontally disposed bolt for pivotally connecting the rear portion ofthe main seat to the bowl, an arm secured to the auxiliary seat andextending rearwardly therefrom, said arm being formed of a single pieceof resilient sheet metal having each end portion thereof enlarged inwidth with respect to the main body portion thereof, means formedintegrally around the periphery of the enlarged inner end portion ofsaid arm and adapted to be embedded in the body of the auxiliary seatfor securing the arm to said auxiliary seat, and a plurality ofalternately arranged upwardly and downwardly curved spring fingersformed in the enlarged outer end portion of said arm, said fingers beingadapted to partly surround said bolt so as to pivotally connect theauxiliary seat to the toilet.

CHESTER G. MYERS. WILLIAM ILGENFRITZ.

